Freestone County, Texas
Obituaries


[This is Frederick Elijah Hill, Sr.  b 8 Mar 1856 d 26 Aug 1935]


The Fairfield Recorder
August 29, 1935 edition

Outstanding Citizen of Freestone County Dies At Home Here

  F. E. Hill, Sr., aged 79, died at his home in Fairfield at 9:30 p.m.  Monday 
following a few days illness from paralysis.  Burial was in the Fairfield 
cemetery Tuesday afternoon following religious services conducted by the Rev. 
James Morgan, pastor of Calvary Baptist Church assisted by Rev. J. F. Stanley, a
former pastor of the church.
  Mr. Hill was a native of Mississippi, his parents coming to Freestone County
when he was twelve years old and locating in the Blount neighborhood ten miles
east of Fairfield. Mr. Hill grew up there and in his early years became interested
in cattle, becoming one of the leading cattlemen in this section. About 40 years
ago he moved to Fairfield and entered the mercantile business and began buying 
land, becoming probably the largest landowner in Freestone County.  Later, with 
his son, F. E. Hill, Jr., became interested in the Fairfield State Bank, which
under their management became, and is now, one of the strongest institutions of 
its kind in East Central Texas.
  Mr. Hill had a strong personality and was a striking figure, commanding attention
wherever he went. He was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church of Fairfield.
  As a tribute to his popularity, his burial was attended by leading citizens of
Corsicana, Mexia, Teague, Wortham, Oakwood and other towns, besides a large 
attendance of his old friends and neighbors.
  He is survived by one son, F. E. Hill, Jr., and three grandsons, Frederick,
Richard and Suel Hill of Fairfield.